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King’s classy double

One jockey ended his year in style, while pace proves crucial for another horse's victory

Bob Olinger is back

Rachael Blackmore leads the way with the ultimate comeback king, while an 11/2 shot provides Ben Jones with his first Cheltenham winner

McLean's on top again

The young Scottish showjyumper continues to impress as new combinations also shine

Eddie

This out-and-out field master’s horse” will jump anything in front asking him to hunt in the field is another matter, though

The real WILD WEST

With a whistle-stop introduction to roping, lassoing, rodeo and swing dancing, Georgia Guerin finds her inner cowgirl on a ranch in Wyoming

Bucket list by the seaside

Taking your own horse on holiday with you is a big tick off the bucket list. Georgia Guerin enjoys a seaside staycation with her pony and revives her riding spark

If at first you don't succeed...

For many riders, 2023 was the year they realised a childhood ambition, or followed through with a new year resolution. Alex Robinson meets those who made their own dreams come true. Could it be you in 2024?

Brookfield Equestrian

The Brookfield prefix is synonymous with top-level eventing. Gemma Redrup meets the ownership trio to find out how the syndicate works and where they source their brilliant charges

Equestrians among the 'pride of this country’ in 2024 honours

Author Jilly Cooper was recognised with a damehood, and figures from racing and coaching were also rewarded

Dressage Judges are being asked to do the impossible’

A study found it is too much to ask judges to assess the sheer volume of information required

Riders will be asked to talk after falls to improve safety

A first-person account of any incident has so far been missing from data collected in international eventing

12 to watch in 2024

Which up-and-coming riders will make their mark this season? H&H predicts this year’s rising stars

Denman

The all-out galloping machine aka The Tank had a heart as big as himself, but that was ultimately his downfall, finds Julian Muscat of the heroic chaser

‘It’s nice to have a joint win’

LASHING wind and rain did nothing to dampen competition in the Socks By Ruby Diamond Championship qualifier, in which Phoebe Sealey (Amelusina II) and Zoe Coombes (Chamora S) tied for first place on 37.39sec.

Kasino Is a good bet

The year ends on a high for Henry Squibb, and two friends share the limelight

Carols and calamities

There’s something 7 magical and memorable about hunting over Christmas and the festive period, says Rory Knight Bruce

Greenacres Special Cavalier

This unexpected event horse is making her mark at the top level of the sport. Gemma Redrup meets the talented mare with the \"heart of a lion\"

Jockey turned trainer

Brian Toomey on coming back from the dead after a fall to race-ride again and starting his new venture as a dual-purpose trainer

Barney

Eventing wasn't for this horse, but hunting hounds and jumping the biggest places certainly was

Horse rehoming figures drop as living costs remain high

H&SH speaks to the major equine welfare charities for a picture of the national herd as the year comes to a close

FEI to work with riders on chaotic’ tack app issues

Showjumpers say the new app, intended to clarify rules, has caused confusion and forced last-minute bit changes

Treating horses like horses, not kings: changing the commentary

Research found that changing the way we talk about welfare could help protect it, and our sport’s future

Harvey Smith

The legendary showjumper tells Bernard Bale about his trajectory in the sport, the talent of his own top horses and what he would like to see change on the circuit today

A Dales pony dream

A home-bred stallion wins this season's ultimate native sash on the third time of asking, providing his hard-working producer with a second M&M supreme crown of her career

The best of medicines

Feeling crook and with poor weather threatening to dampen the spirit, Tessa Waugh shrugs off her lurgy and braves the elements a day's hunting the perfect antidote to her pre-Christmas blips

First treble for Comley

A trainer secures his first treble, while a new recruit impresses

A prescription for body and soul

H&H's hunting editor Catherine Austen discovers a novel about hunting that had passed her by, and is both gripped and inspired

Former star shines on

Two previous stars of the ridden circuit triumph as veterans on their debuts in the big city

Charlotte's back on top

It's a British one-two-three as Charlotte Dujardin returns to London to win with Imhotep, on a night that also saw new stars break through

'He's my horse of a lifetime'

A young Scottish showjumper is on the crest of a wave and emotions run high among the pony riders